• The Big Oz: Nov. 8-24. This revival of an Orlando Fringe Festival hit tells the story of Oz resident Frances Gum, who finds himself transported from a dance club called the Rainbow in search of a mobster known as the Wicked Mitch of the West. Written by Hopkins and Stuart Maxwell, the comedy will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, at the Lowndes Shakepeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Tickets: $18.

• 2nd annual Jester Theater Comedy Cabaret and Variety Show: Late spring 2014. After the success of this year's installment, the one-night-only event will return next year, at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. Exact date to be determined; tickets will be $15.

The Seattle CEO who raised salaries for all of his employees to a minimum of $70,000 a year, drawing accusations of socialism, now says he has fallen on hard times, the Washington Times reported Saturday.